Early Nutrient Restriction Affects Mammalian Brain Development

A new study explains how young brains are protected when nutrition is poor. The findings, published on in Cell Reports, a Cell Press publication, reveal a coping strategy for producing a fully functional, if smaller, brain…

When You Eat Is As Important As What You Eat

When you eat may be just as significant as what you eat, say researchers at Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The study is published in the Cell Press journal Cell Metabolism. The researchers put two groups of mice on a high-fat diet – one group were restricted to eating for 8 hours per day, while the other group could eat around the clock…

Epigenetic Modifications To DNA Caused By Exercise

You might think that the DNA you inherited is one thing that you absolutely can’t do anything about, but in one sense you’d be wrong. Researchers reporting in the March issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, have found that when healthy but inactive men and women exercise for a matter of minutes, it produces a rather immediate change to their DNA…

Immune Defenses Improved By Consumption Of Green Vegetables

Researchers reporting online in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, have found another good reason to eat your green vegetables, although it may or may not win any arguments with kids at the dinner table. It turns out that green vegetables — from bok choy to broccoli — are the source of a chemical signal that is important to a fully functioning immune system…

Liver, Dietary Proteins Key In Fertility

When you think about organs with an important role in reproduction, the liver most likely doesn’t spring to mind. But a new report in the February issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, shows that estrogen receptors in the liver are critical for maintaining fertility…

The Metabolic Benefits Of Birch Bark Ingredient

An ingredient found in abundance in birch bark appears to have an array of metabolic benefits, according to new studies in animals that are reported in the January issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. In mice, the compound known as betulin lowered cholesterol, helped prevent diet-induced obesity, and improved insulin sensitivity…

Pres. Obama, Indian PM Singh Announce Partnership To Improve Global Food Security

During a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday, President Barack Obama announced a new partnership between U.S. and Indian agriculture sectors to help improve food security globally, Press Trust International/Livemint.com reports (11/8)…

Mice Live Longer On Amino Acid Supplement

When mice are given drinking water laced with a special concoction of amino acids, they live longer than your average mouse, according to a new report in the October issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication…